Crews douse explosives train fire

Fire crews have put out a blaze on a train carrying explosives on Queensland's Fraser Coast.

The engine caught on fire at Tiaro near Maryborough just after 3:30am AEST.

The fire was extinguished a few hours later after Queensland Rail officials shut down the overhead power.

Queensland Rail says train services have now resumed.

No-one was injured.

Queensland Fire and Rescue Service spokesman Jeff Wright says the blaze started in the locomotive engine.

"It appears that the ventilation shaft may have been coated with a mixture of oil and diesel fume solution and it built up with a bit of dust and the brakes may have heated that material up and caused it to catch on fire," he said.